May 2020

Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

May 11, 2020 9:46 am

The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has told President Buhari not to bow to pressure from religious leaders to reopen churches.

The group, however, called on the federal government to relax the curfew imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

President Buhari relaxed a five-week lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States on May 4 and ordered an 8pm to 6am curfew across the country.

In a statement, Atedo Peterside and Abubakar Mohammed, chairman and vice-chairman of Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, asked the government to adjust the timing.

Read Also: Buhari Sacks BOA Management Team, Appoints Hassan As MD

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Coronavirus Strikes 8 People Dead In Kano In One Day

Kano: Coronavirus Strikes 8 People Dead In One Day

May 11, 2020 9:45 am
The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed eight people in Kano State in a single day to compound the poor state of handling the virus in the ancient city.

According to report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, of the 17 deaths recorded on Sunday, Kano accounted for eight of them.

Read Also: Boris Johnson Not Lifting Coronavirus Lockdown Yet

This brings the number of deaths arising from Coronavirus in Kano to  26.

Other states also recorded deaths.

Sokoto ramps up three new deaths on Sunday to take its total COVID-19 deaths to 12.

Ogun, Borno, Katsina, Jigawa and …

Oil Glut Drives Oil Prices Lower

Oil Glut Drives Oil Prices Lower

May 11, 2020 9:45 am
Oil prices opened about 1% lower on Monday in Asia as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and the coronavirus pandemic eroded global oil demand even as some governments began to ease lockdowns.

Brent crude was down 29 cents, or 0.9%, at $30.68 a barrel, while U.S. oil fell 26 cents, or 1.1%, to $24.48 a barrel.

Global oil demand has plummeted by about 30% as the coronavirus pandemic curtailed movement across the world.

Read Also: U.S.-China Trade Tension Drags Down Oil Prices

“Oil companies are dealing with a plethora of challenges due to the sudden decline in …

Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Wike Over Demolition Of Hotels

Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Wike Over Demolition Of Hotels

May 11, 2020 9:44 am

Oby Ezekwesili, former Nigerian Minister of Education, has reacted to the decision of the Rivers state government to demolish two hotels in the state for flouting the lockdown order.

Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for flouting the lockdown order he imposed as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

Read Also: COVID-19: Why I Demolished Two Hotels – Wike

The hotels are: Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme, and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne both in Eleme Government local area.

However, many Nigerians expressed outrage over Wike’s action, saying that the governor was …

WHO Gives Update On African Countries As Toll Hits 63,000

WHO Gives Update On African Countries As Toll Hits 63,000

May 11, 2020 9:42 am
The World Health Organization, WHO, Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 63,000 in the past 24 hours.

The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account on Monday morning.

According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed 2,283 people on the continent.

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“Over 63,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 2,283 associated deaths,” it said.

The WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that South Africa is the highest

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Boris Johnson Not Lifting Coronavirus Lockdown Yet

Boris Johnson Not Lifting Coronavirus Lockdown Yet

May 11, 2020 6:57 am

The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

Rather, he urged people to “stay alert” to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have closed much of the economy for seven weeks.

While his directions were for England, the government wants the United Kingdom’s other nations to take the same approach.

But there were immediate divisions, with the leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland saying they were sticking with the existing “stay-at-home” message.

Read Also: Russian Coronavirus Cases Shoot Over 200,000

In a televised address, Johnson announced …

India Develops Antibody Testing Kit

India Develops Antibody Testing Kit

May 11, 2020 6:55 am

India’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has successfully developed the country’s first antibody testing kit to combat COVID-19.

The kit is called ELIZA, an acronym for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the health minister announced the breakthrough on Sunday.

ELISA kits are similar to rapid antibody tests, which detect antibodies in the blood to find out if an individual was infected with COVID-19 infection or not.

“National Institute of Virology, Pune, has successfully developed the 1st indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody detection of COVID-19.

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“This robust …

COVID-19 -Vietnam Reopens Schools

COVID-19: Vietnam Reopens Schools

May 11, 2020 6:54 am
With just 288 infections and no deaths, Vietnam has re-opened schools on Monday from a months-long closure over the coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities at kindergartens and primary schools will take children’s temperatures at the gates when they are resuming.

The Southeast Asian nation has seen no community infections for nearly a month, putting it on course to resume activities sooner than most others in the region.

“The teachers told us to use hand sanitizer and not to touch one another at school,” a fifth grade student, Vu Tuan Phong, said outside his primary school in Hanoi.

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The Buhari-Abacha Romance Story

The Buhari-Abacha Romance Story

May 11, 2020 6:52 am
General Buhari was a member of General Sani Abacha’s cabal. He was not just a member, he was a prominent member. He was Abacha’s right-hand man. Abacha is the world’s biggest thief, EVER. It is difficult to believe he pulled off his heist without Buhari’s knowledge.

And when you take into account General Buhari’s insistence that Abacha did not steal, though his thievery is of world record-breaking savagery, you begin to see his incredible assertions in a new light. I am not sure Buhari is protecting Abacha when he says that. Perhaps he is protecting himself.

As the adage goes, …

Coronavirus Cases Surpass 10,000 In South Africa

Coronavirus Cases Surpass 10,000 In South Africa

May 11, 2020 6:51 am
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, with 595 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, has said.

“We note with concern that the Western Cape and Eastern Cape combined comprise 84 per cent of the total new cases,’’ the minister said in his daily update on Sunday night.

The Western Cape Province leads with 5,168 cases, followed by Gauteng Province with 1,952, KwaZulu-Natal Province with 1,353 and the Eastern Cape Province with 1,218.

“Regrettably, we report eight more COVID-19 related deaths: three from the Western Cape, one from

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NCDC Creating Fears To Market Coronavirus – Nigerians

NCDC Creating Fears To Market Coronavirus – Nigerians

May 11, 2020 6:46 am
Nigerians are beginning to ask questions on the figures of COVID-19 cases, those who have recovered and the number of deaths.

Speaking with reporters in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, some Nigerians have demanded to know the medication over 745 Nigerians took before they recovered from the pandemic, so that, such treatment or medication can be recommended for the rest of the country.

Ladan Imam, an Islamic scholar in Maiduguri said that fear was being created in the minds of Nigerians and that NCDC was taking things for granted.

Read Also: Russian Coronavirus Cases Shoot Over 200,000

“People are

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COVID-19 - Why I Demolished Two Hotels – Wike

COVID-19: Why I Demolished Two Hotels – Wike

May 11, 2020 6:45 am
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has given reasons why he demolished Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, both in Eleme Local Government Area of the state.

Wike said the hotels were demolished after it violated an Executive Order on COVID 19, despite warnings from the State government.

The Governor said that the focus on hotels was because one of the coronavirus cases in the state spread the virus from a hotel.

Read Also: Hold FG Responsible If Virus Escalates In Rivers – Wike

Wike who monitored the demolition of Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme said his action

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